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The Drift | September 8th

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The Drift
The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
 The University of Arizona

Please send submissions to eeb-drift at email.arizona.edu<mailto:eeb-drift at email.arizona.edu?subject=Drift%20Submission%20>

Department Seminars
Monday Seminar – 3 PM in ENR2 Room S107
"The long shadow of polyploidy: genome duplication and the evolution of plant diversity", presented by Michael Barker.

Tuesday Seminar – 12:30 - 1:45 PM in Bio Sciences West Room 208
"Evolution of the storage effect: character displacement on a fluctuating resource and the importance of constraints", presented by Nick Kortessis, from the Chesson Lab.
"Comparing two mechanisms underlying the storage effect: a central role for boom-bust cycles", presented by Jason Bertram, from the Masel Lab.

Friday Hot Paper – 4:00 - 5:00 PM in Bio Sciences West Room 302
TODAY: "Spontaneous mutation rate is a plastic trait associated with population density across domains of life<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=092e2a8e92&e=71068ef53d>", lead by Brendan Larsen and Liz Miller
NEXT WEEK: "Island Biogeography of Marine Organisms<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=b6a668b656&e=71068ef53d>", lead by Liz Miller.
     Hot paper discussions will occur every Friday starting September 8th. For those that are new, these discussions are wonderful opportunities for faculty, post-docs, and grad students to interact and discuss new "hot" literature in the fields of evolution and ecology. Here is a link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=b9695b0e64&e=71068ef53d> for others to sign up for the following weeks. Typically, discussions focus on recent papers in top journals that have broad appeal for the department.

Department News
EEB in the News
     Joanna Masel was on Arizona Science on KUAZ discussing her discoveries about the origins of new genes. The link can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=c799563811&e=71068ef53d>.
     Rob Robichaux's work with endangered Ka'u silverswords and Pele lobeliads on Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park was featured on Hawaii Public Radio, which can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=296437ef2b&e=71068ef53d>.
     Kelsey Yule was on KUAZ as part of a segment on Ironwood Forest National Monument, which can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=22e104e0fc&e=71068ef53d>.

Alex Badyaev Awarded 2017 COS Award
Congratulations to Alex Badyaev, who was awarded the 2017 College of Science Distinguished Career Teaching Award!

Other Seminars of Interest
Soil, Water, and Environmental Science Colloquium Series
No Seminar Next Week
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=9d59e6f258&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Plant Sciences Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
Tuesday, September 12th at 4 PM in Marley 230
"Molecular and Metabolic Mechanisms of Regulating Stress-induced Leaf Senescence in Perennial Grass Species", presented by Bingu Huang, in association with Rutgers University.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=4756fd65b6&e=71068ef53d>.

Neuroscience Seminar/Colloquium
Tuesday, September 12th at 4 PM in Gould-Simpson 601
"Pannexin 1 in the nervous syste,m: Trafficking and function", presented by Leigh Anne Swayne, in association with University of Victoria.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=4f90b33742&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Natural Resources and the Environment Seminar Series
Wednesday, September 13th at 3 PM in ENR2 S107
Faculty Introductions
More information on current seminars can be found here.<http://arizona.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=3f744c8d71&e=71068ef53d>

Tree-Ring Talk
Wednesday, September 13th at 11:45 AM in Bryant Bannister 110
Brown Bag Seminar
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=ff35dc2b7b&e=71068ef53d>.

The Biological and Biomedical Joint Seminar Series
Thursday, September 14th at 4 PM in Sarver Heart Center, Room 4137
TBA presented by Ventil Muthuswamy
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=ddcf284ca6&e=71068ef53d>.

Geosciences Colloquium Series
Thursday, September 14th at 4 PM in Haury 216
"Drainage Basin Dynamics of Old and Young Orogens", presented by Scott McCoy, in association with University of Nevada - Reno.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=b7645d310b&e=71068ef53d>.

Entomology & Insect Science Seminar Series
Friday, September 15th at 11 AM in Marley 230
"Entomology unleashed: Historical constraints and a vision of a future of our Departments", presented by Diana Wheeler, a Professor in the Entomology Department.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=634e1c5b8e&e=71068ef53d>.

NEW!
7th Annual Arizona Insect Festival
The 7th Annual Arizona Insect Festival will take place on Sunday, October 1st, 2017 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the ENR2 Building. More than 20 booths will offer theme-based, interactive activities and exhibits about the importance of insects in our lives, and exciting UA research. Click on the poster below for a larger view.

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Classifieds
R Labs in September - NEW!
Want to stay up to date with R programming training opportunities? Sign up for the University of Arizona R Users mailing list at this link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=c36e9c4e41&e=71068ef53d>. All sessions will be 9 - 11 AM on Tuesday in the iSpace in the Science-Engineering Library<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=badce468af&e=71068ef53d>. To get the most out of these workshops, participants should bring a laptop with R and RStudio installed<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=aebcc85451&e=71068ef53d>.
     September 12th: Open R Lab. Bring your R questions or just come in to write some code and enjoy coffee and pastries.
     September 19th: Reproducible reports with the knitr package. What if there was a way to include text and all the code we used for our analyses in a single document? What about a report that includes not only data visualization, but the actual code used to produce those visualizations? With literate programming, we write text and code in a single document - this way, we can update reports and manuscripts with new data or corrections with minimal effort.
     September 26th: Open R Lab. Bring your R questions or just come in to write some code and enjoy coffee and pastries.

Open PhD Position with Queen Mary University of London - NEW!
This PhD position will be on the evolution of dependency in symbioses. The deadline for applicants is September 27th and for more information on the position, please see the following link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=75030da678&e=71068ef53d>.

Ecosystem Genomics Cluster Faculty Search - NEW!
Job Posting Link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=51304b2df4&e=71068ef53d> (through UA Careers site)
     Some of the most challenging issues in understanding the components and processes of natural and managed ecosystems have a common foundation in gene-environment interactions. We are in the process of assembling a cluster of outstanding new faculty members to contribute to the development of a new program in ecosystem genomics at the University of Arizona. To complement and extend five hires to date in the cluster, we are searching for two new colleagues at the assistant or associate level (although strong candidates will be considered at any rank) who share an interest in developing active teaching and research programs in the theoretical and empirical genomics of ecosystems.
     The appointee will be expected to support and promote Inclusive Excellence, the UA diversity and inclusiveness strategic initiative designed to create an inclusive environment for all students, staff, and faculty. The appointee will teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and contribute to mentoring students, including those from underrepresented backgrounds. The appointee also will participate in outreach and contribute to departmental/college/university service. Finally the appointee will interact with the dynamic and exciting cluster and related initiatives at the interfaces of genomics and ecosystems. In these and other ways, the appointee will develop innovative approaches to enhancing student engagement, increasing diversity, and expanding the university’s collaborations with community and business partners.
     The foci of the positions to be filled may include a range of life sciences disciplines, study organisms, or habitats, but will fit well into one of the following thematic areas:
          1. Empirical ecosystem genomics. This position will leverage the multidisciplinary strengths on the UA campus to translate concepts in genomics and ecosystem science to experiments that can address mechanisms and propose hypotheses to frame new grand challenge questions. The appointee will take advantage of the computational and experimental resources available at the UA, including but not limited to agricultural research centers and core facilities, to link structural, functional, comparative or translational genomics to the structure and function of entire ecosystems. The successful candidate will be capable of pursuing research that extends from the mechanisms of genomics, through organism traits, to ecosystem processes.
          2. Theoretical ecosystem genomics. Advances in theoretical underpinnings and conceptual framework of genomics continue to reshape the landscape of the life sciences, together framing the forward-looking questions that will define biology in the years ahead. This position will leverage the strengths in empirical, functional, structural, organismal, biomedical, evolutionary, and ecological genomics on the UA campus to chart new paths at the interface of genomics and ecosystem science. The successful candidate will use theoretical, conceptual, or numerical modeling approaches to understand biological mechanisms from the level of genomes, through organism traits, to ecosystem processes, with special emphasis on scaling from genes to ecosystems.
     The cluster hire initiative in ecosystem genomics is enabled by the University of Arizona’s Never Settle commitment to cross-college collaborations that emphasize engagement, innovation, partnering and programmatic synergy. Depending on the research and teaching interests of candidates and strategic needs in academic units, faculty members hired into cluster hire positions will be invited to join one of several possible colleges, including the College of Science, and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and one of several schools or departments in those colleges, including the Department of Entomology, the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, the School of Plant Sciences, the School of Natural Resources and the Environment, and potentially in other units, depending on the interests/fit of the candidate and unit priorities.
Review of applications will begin on October 9, 2017 and will continue until both positions are filled.

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